Nanny and the Alpha Daddy

#Chapter 164: New Horizons

Moana

When we were finished with the tour, we stopped in the downstairs foyer. Headmistress Hawkins smiled at us, her brown eyes radiating with kindness.

“Well?” she asked. “What do you think?”

I looked over at Edrick expectantly. He was fairly quiet throughout the entire tour, only occasionally asking questions. I was a bit worried that he wouldn’t like it and that he would make up some excuse to say no, but much to my surprise, he looked down at Ella with a gentle smile.

“It’s up to you, Ella,” he said. “Do you like this school?”

Ella nodded excitedly. “I really like it here!” she said, squeezing Edrick’s hand tightly. “I really want to go to school here!”

Edrick smiled and looked up at the headmistress. “Well, I guess that’s that,” he said with a bit of a chuckle.

Headmistress Hawkins grinned. “Perfect,” she replied. “Let’s get you enrolled.”

…

That day, we got Ella enrolled in school. The school year would begin in just a few short weeks, which was fairly short notice, but I knew that Edrick would make sure that Ella was prepared.

ready for bed I simply couldn’t stop beaming over the fact that Edrick was going to let Ella start going to school. Ella hadn’t stopped talking about it all day, and even getting her to sleep was a battle because she was so excited. It made me feel warm inside to see her get so excited over school, and I was glad

wasn’t the only thing that was on my

to have access to a good art program in school, and it made me sad to think that the children at that school had been without a proper art program for years since the last art teacher passed away. Ella loved that school and wanted to go there so badly, and it was the perfect place for her to go, but it made me uneasy to think that she would be without a proper art class for the foreseeable future. Sure, I could give her some art lessons and make sure that she had

thoughtful look on Edrick’s face that he was dealing with an internal dilemma as well. He was leaning on the balcony railing and looking out over the city, and when I came out, he looked over his shoulder at me

walking up to

he was thinking about: he was worried about Ella. He didn’t like the idea of sending her to

“You’re worried about her.”

replied, almost as though he

Even though the walk to Ella’s new school wasn’t very far and was a nice walk in a safe neighborhood, it was still the city, after all. Anything could

she was at least a few years older. But I also knew that having her away from the penthouse during the day, when anything could happen,

said gently. “You don’t need to worry so much. And it’s in a

a few moments before licking his lips and answering. “Teachers and staff can be dangerous, too,” he replied. His words made my heart sink; he wasn’t wrong. Bad things happened in schools all of the time, but it didn’t mean that he should spend the rest of his life worrying. For all we knew, someone could have walked into the penthouse right

a degree in early childhood education with a concentration in art therapy. I did also have

Ella all day in case something happens. You

were touring the school together earlier that day, but it seemed as though

asked, gesturing lightly toward my growing belly. “Won’t it be too much for you, especially later on in the

baby is strong,” I replied, thinking back to everything that happened with the Rogues. “I’m not worried. I might need a little extra help at home since I’ll be working every day, but it’s not like taking care of Ella is a chore in the slightest.

it be stressful to start working

shook my head. “I’m not worried. I have Selina, and the maids, and I have you.

I’m… sorry if it seems like I’m trying to talk you out of